Florida skated out to 2-0 and 4-1 leads and cruised a 5-2 win over Greenville on Friday night. Mathieu Roy had a hat trick for the visitors.

The ‘Blades were without Lightning prospects Charles Landry, Alex Hutchings, and Pat Nagle, all of whom were with the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch. Hutchings had his first Syracuse goal on Friday against Binghamton. Daniel Milan remained with Florida, but did not record a point on Friday. His shot was the rookie’s 15th shot on goal of the season in 31 games.

Florida (25-17-4-5) pulled within six points of Greenville for second in the South Division. Gwinnett leads with 67 points, eight ahead of the Everblades. Florida is currently the Eastern Conference’s sixth seed.